Waffle Topple

fun game with 4 year old grandson. Took it in my luggage on a trip to play and was great

I am a kids culinary instructor and we like to play games as we wait for things to bake!This is one of the favorites for our little cooks! They can play over and over again. They even like to come up with different rules to play by! LOts of creative fun!

Waffle Topple is a straightforward game that challenges you to roll a die, select a waffle topping, and then add it to the waffle stack on top of a precarious wooden fork. Make sure to place your toppings carefully, or they'll fall and the person who last successfully placed a piece will get some of the breakfast for their own stash to score points!This game comes nicely packaged in a compact box with zero-plastic wrapping inside, and the pieces are well made out of laminated board. The fork tolerances are perfect for securely placing two waffles in vertically for a bit of added challenge. The art is well executed, although we were honestly a little disappointed that the kawaii waffle from the product listing wasn't present in the actual game art - all of the actual waffle pieces are realistic without cute faces.There isn't a lot of depth to the game - it's classic manual dexterity, for the most part, although there are a few rules to keep in mind around certain items not being able to touch others as you stack. The pieces are all flat, so the stacking isn't that complex... what does keep it a bit fresh is the 'custom rule' dynamic, which gives players a 1 in 6 chance of adding a silly additional rule to the game (like placing pieces only with your index fingers, or humming a tune while placing pieces.)Waffle Topple is definitely on the simplistic side, but I'm not mad at it - it's a great simple game to break out with a younger audience, or something to try with a tipsy older crowd when complex board games are a bit beyond everyone's ability. With a compact box and affordable price, it's a low-impact addition to your collection.

This is an easy family game that takes little skill, and some luck or the roll. Six is probably the youngest I would suggest, five is a little too young still. The instructions include many variations to keep the game exciting and a make your own rule.

One thing I hate about board games is how hard they are to store. This comes in a nice compact box and is super fun and easy to play. We were able to modify the rules a bit to make it fun for all our smaller kiddos too. It also doesn’t make a huge mess and is easy to put away and not lose pieces. Highly recommend.